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  Active but ignored: women and irrigation in Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  The productivity of irrigated smallholder agriculture in Africa is poor. Failure to consult women can be a major reason for poor results. To fulfil the potential of irrigated production, both women and men must contribute to designing and developing small-scale systems that are easy to use.
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  id21 viewpoint - AUVEC: using the virtual world to achieve real world gains in livestock care

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  The importance of livestock to poor people is as obvious as the humps on a camel. However, the diseases that affect animals and their keepers do not get the attention they need.
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  Linking farmers to markets

  Agricultural Support Systems Division, FAO, 2006

  This website/page presents a selection of brief case studies of ways in which small-scale farmers in developing countries have linked with markets, through their own efforts and with assistance from others.
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  A Gendered Value Chain Approach To Codes of Conduct in African Horticulture

  2003

  Codes of conduct designed to regulate the employment conditions of Southern producers exporting to European markets were rapidly adopted throughout the 1990s - especially in the horticulture sector linking European supermarkets with export firms in Africa.
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  Is cash the best way to assist poor and vulnerable people?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  In the face of chronic poverty, food insecurity and increasing HIV and AIDS in eastern and southern Africa, there is growing recognition of the importance of cash transfers for reaching vulnerable children and households. A variety of cash transfer schemes are being piloted. Should they be scaled-up?
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  Understanding cross-sector partnerships for development

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Cross-sector partnerships between communities, corporations, governments, donors and civil society organisations are being promoted as means for sustainable development. They offer a new approach that challenges the traditional donor-recipient relationship. However, there is little solid research to indicate which partnership models have the greatest potential to eradicate poverty.
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  Community based organisations in southern Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Community based organisations (CBOs) work for the welfare of local communities. Many are usually resource poor but are expected to achieve a lot. Several CBOs working on human rights and social justice issues emerged over the last 15 years in southern Africa. What are their strengths and weaknesses and their needs?
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  A free for all? Removing health user fees in Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Charging patients for basic health care hits the poorest members of society the hardest. Many fall into debt or simply do not seek care from public health services. The Commission for Africa has called for basic health care to be free for everyone. How would this impact on already under resourced health services?
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  Aid does raise economic growth in Africa – indirectly

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Despite receiving large amounts of aid, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has a poor economic growth record. This has led some observers to conclude that aid to Africa has been ineffective. But this is not the case. Aid has contributed to growth in Africa, mainly by financing investment, which in turn contributes to growth.
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  Managing HIV/AIDS in the Workplace: Examples of Nine Non-Governmental Organisations in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

  Oxfam, 2004

  Southern Africa is the epicentre of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the region have to devote more and more time and resources to ensure that staff remain healthy, safe, motivated and productive. This study examines the range of impacts of HIV/AIDS on nine Oxfam NGO partners operating in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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